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See also [[Timezone]] for instructions on changing the time zone.
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Linux systems (such as the FreeRunner) prefer that the system clock be set to universal time (UTC). Then, you will need to configure the timezone to display the time adjusted to local time.
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See [[Timezone]] for instructions on changing the time zone.
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For more information on Linux timekeeping, see [http://www.linuxsa.org.au/tips/time.html Linux, Clocks, and Time]. (But ignore mentions of ''/etc/sysconfig/clock''. That doesn't apply to the Openmoko environment.)
  
 
== Setting the date/time using "date" ==
 
== Setting the date/time using "date" ==
  
To change the date on your Freerunner, issue one of the following commands:
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To change the date on your FreeRunner, issue one of the following commands:
  
 
  date -s ''MMDDhhmm''
 
  date -s ''MMDDhhmm''
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where ''MM'' is the month, 01-12; ''DD'' is the day, 01-31; ''hhmm'' is the time, 0000-2359; ''YYYY'' is the optional year, and ''.ss'' is the optional seconds.
 
where ''MM'' is the month, 01-12; ''DD'' is the day, 01-31; ''hhmm'' is the time, 0000-2359; ''YYYY'' is the optional year, and ''.ss'' is the optional seconds.
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=== Example ===
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If the date is: 07 Aug 2012 and the time is: 05:16, You can simply write:
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date 0807051612
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== Setting date/time from your linux box ==
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For busybox date (openmoko, shr and so on):
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<pre>
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ssh root@openmoko "date -u -s `date -u +%m%d%H%M%Y.%S`"
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</pre>
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To also copy your timezone file, add an echo command:
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<pre>
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ssh root@openmoko "date -u -s `date -u +%m%d%H%M%Y.%S`; echo `cat /etc/timezone` > /etc/timezone"
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</pre>
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Following method works independently of locale settings, but only for coreutils `date` on your freerunner (debian distibution):
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<pre>
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ssh root@openmoko "date -us @`date -u +%s`"
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</pre>
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To also copy your timezone file, add an echo command:
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ssh root@openmoko "date -us @`date -u +%s`; echo `cat /etc/timezone` > /etc/timezone"
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== Setting date/time with a python GUI ==
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Tested on Neo1973 (OM2007.2), the 'time-man' tool is at 
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  http://free-opensource.qvantel.net/mediawiki//index.php/Time-tool
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== Setting your local timezone ==
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To have your FreeRunner display time appropriate to your local timezone, update the /etc/localtime symlink to point to the file in /usr/share/zoneinfo that represents your timezone. For example, in an SSH session to the phone, or in a terminal running on the phone:
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# ls -l /etc/localtime
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lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 27 Jul 10 23:05 /etc/localtime -> /usr/share/zoneinfo/PST8PDT
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# ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/CST6CDT /etc/localtime
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(Based on [http://n2.nabble.com/Date-%2B-NTP-tp675145p675163.html this post on the support mailing list])
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You may want to try this if the above returns something like "file exists".
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# ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/CST6CDT /etc/localtime
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the -f (--force) removes existing destination files. (CQ).
  
 
== Setting the date/time automatically with NTP ==
 
== Setting the date/time automatically with NTP ==
  
If your Freerunner is connected to the internet, you can instead set the time automatically:
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If your FreeRunner is connected to the internet, you can instead set the time automatically:
  
  opkg install ntpclient
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opkg install ntpclient
  ntpclient -s -h pool.ntp.org
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ntpclient -s -h pool.ntp.org
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If your FreeRunner is connecting to the internet through a USB host, make sure you allow UDP traffic to pass through on port 123 (NTP) on your host machine or you may get a "no route to host" error from ntpclient.
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Have a look over [https://wiki.muc.ccc.de/openmoko#freerunner1 over here] where this process is automated whilst udhcpc is started, which happens automatically for wifi connections initiated by Mofi and friends.
  
 
== Syncing the hardware clock ==
 
== Syncing the hardware clock ==
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  hwclock --systohc
 
  hwclock --systohc
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Note:
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If you run the [[ASU]] or [[Qtopia / Qt Extended on FreeRunner|Qtopia]] image, hwclock will not work. The missing /dev/misc/rtc could be establish with
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mkdir /dev/misc
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ln -s /dev/rtc /dev/misc/rtc
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but the device is usually busy due to the atd daemon.
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Instead you can use this command causing atd to write the current time into the rtc:
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echo -e "W\n" > /var/spool/at/trigger
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Here is a link from the community mailing list for using hwclock with the [[ASU]] image:
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:http://lists.openmoko.org/nabble.html#nabble-td584362
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== Setting the date/time automatically with gps ==
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[http://projects.openmoko.org/projects/gpv/ GPS Sight] has a button to sync the hardware clock to the gps clock.
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First you have to make sure gps works on you neo. You can do that by following the steps in the [[Howto_Test_Your_GPS_with_agpsui]].
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The second step is to install GPS Sight:
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# opkg install http://projects.openmoko.org/frs/download.php/228/gpssight_0.8.4_armv4t.ipk
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The last step is the actual syncing of the clock. For this, simply run the GPS Sight program from the main menu, wait for it to find the gps time and click the button labeled "Sync clock".
  
 
== Future Work ==
 
== Future Work ==
  
Presumably it might also be possible to use gpspipe (or something else) to set the date once you have a gps fix?  In addition, the phone stack should set the date, time, and timezone once connected to a network.
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Presumably it might also be possible to use gpspipe (or something else) to set the date once you have a gps fix automatically?  In addition, the phone stack should set the date, time, and timezone once connected to a network.
  
[[Category:Documentation|Date and Time]]
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[[Category:Middleware settings]]
[[Category:Guides|Date and Time]]
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[[Category:User Guides|Date and Time]]
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[[Category:Preferences]]
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Latest revision as of 06:24, 7 August 2012

Linux systems (such as the FreeRunner) prefer that the system clock be set to universal time (UTC). Then, you will need to configure the timezone to display the time adjusted to local time.

See Timezone for instructions on changing the time zone.

For more information on Linux timekeeping, see Linux, Clocks, and Time. (But ignore mentions of /etc/sysconfig/clock. That doesn't apply to the Openmoko environment.)

Contents

[edit] Setting the date/time using "date"

To change the date on your FreeRunner, issue one of the following commands:

date -s MMDDhhmm
date -s MMDDhhmmYYYY
date -s MMDDhhmmYYYY.ss

where MM is the month, 01-12; DD is the day, 01-31; hhmm is the time, 0000-2359; YYYY is the optional year, and .ss is the optional seconds.

[edit] Example

If the date is: 07 Aug 2012 and the time is: 05:16, You can simply write:

date 0807051612

[edit] Setting date/time from your linux box

For busybox date (openmoko, shr and so on):

ssh root@openmoko "date -u -s `date -u +%m%d%H%M%Y.%S`"

To also copy your timezone file, add an echo command:

ssh root@openmoko "date -u -s `date -u +%m%d%H%M%Y.%S`; echo `cat /etc/timezone` > /etc/timezone"

Following method works independently of locale settings, but only for coreutils `date` on your freerunner (debian distibution):

ssh root@openmoko "date -us @`date -u +%s`"

To also copy your timezone file, add an echo command:

ssh root@openmoko "date -us @`date -u +%s`; echo `cat /etc/timezone` > /etc/timezone"

[edit] Setting date/time with a python GUI

Tested on Neo1973 (OM2007.2), the 'time-man' tool is at

  http://free-opensource.qvantel.net/mediawiki//index.php/Time-tool

[edit] Setting your local timezone

To have your FreeRunner display time appropriate to your local timezone, update the /etc/localtime symlink to point to the file in /usr/share/zoneinfo that represents your timezone. For example, in an SSH session to the phone, or in a terminal running on the phone:

# ls -l /etc/localtime
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 27 Jul 10 23:05 /etc/localtime -> /usr/share/zoneinfo/PST8PDT
# ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/CST6CDT /etc/localtime

(Based on this post on the support mailing list)

You may want to try this if the above returns something like "file exists".

# ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/CST6CDT /etc/localtime

the -f (--force) removes existing destination files. (CQ).

[edit] Setting the date/time automatically with NTP

If your FreeRunner is connected to the internet, you can instead set the time automatically:

opkg install ntpclient
ntpclient -s -h pool.ntp.org

If your FreeRunner is connecting to the internet through a USB host, make sure you allow UDP traffic to pass through on port 123 (NTP) on your host machine or you may get a "no route to host" error from ntpclient.

Have a look over over here where this process is automated whilst udhcpc is started, which happens automatically for wifi connections initiated by Mofi and friends.

[edit] Syncing the hardware clock

No matter which method you used above, sync the hardware clock with the system time to make your change persist over reboots:

hwclock --systohc

Note: If you run the ASU or Qtopia image, hwclock will not work. The missing /dev/misc/rtc could be establish with

mkdir /dev/misc
ln -s /dev/rtc /dev/misc/rtc

but the device is usually busy due to the atd daemon. Instead you can use this command causing atd to write the current time into the rtc:

echo -e "W\n" > /var/spool/at/trigger

Here is a link from the community mailing list for using hwclock with the ASU image:

http://lists.openmoko.org/nabble.html#nabble-td584362

[edit] Setting the date/time automatically with gps

GPS Sight has a button to sync the hardware clock to the gps clock.

First you have to make sure gps works on you neo. You can do that by following the steps in the Howto_Test_Your_GPS_with_agpsui.

The second step is to install GPS Sight:

# opkg install http://projects.openmoko.org/frs/download.php/228/gpssight_0.8.4_armv4t.ipk

The last step is the actual syncing of the clock. For this, simply run the GPS Sight program from the main menu, wait for it to find the gps time and click the button labeled "Sync clock".

[edit] Future Work

Presumably it might also be possible to use gpspipe (or something else) to set the date once you have a gps fix automatically? In addition, the phone stack should set the date, time, and timezone once connected to a network.

Personal tools

See also Timezone for instructions on changing the time zone.

Setting the date/time using "date"

To change the date on your Freerunner, issue one of the following commands:

date -s MMDDhhmm
date -s MMDDhhmmYYYY
date -s MMDDhhmmYYYY.ss

where MM is the month, 01-12; DD is the day, 01-31; hhmm is the time, 0000-2359; YYYY is the optional year, and .ss is the optional seconds.

Setting the date/time automatically with NTP

If your Freerunner is connected to the internet, you can instead set the time automatically:

 opkg install ntpclient
 ntpclient -s -h pool.ntp.org

Syncing the hardware clock

No matter which method you used above, sync the hardware clock with the system time to make your change persist over reboots:

hwclock --systohc

Future Work

Presumably it might also be possible to use gpspipe (or something else) to set the date once you have a gps fix? In addition, the phone stack should set the date, time, and timezone once connected to a network.